Vocab
Explorers
Enlightenment
Politics
Colonization
100

What are the 3 G's of Exploration

Gold, God, Glory

100

Who is Zheng He and what were the goals of his voyages

Zheng He is a Chinese Explorer who sailed around the Indian Ocean seeking to increase Chinese prestige, power and influence

100

What thinker had the ideas of Natural Rights of Man?

John Locke

100

What was the US Constitution? 

The framework for how the new US Federal Government functions.  It lists the powers and responsibilities of the new government.  

100

Who founded the Jamestown Colony, where is it located and why was it established?

British Colony, located in VA, goal was to make money through finding gold and silver (eventually switched to growing tobacco)

200

What is the tribute system and how does it work?

A country gives natural resources or valuables (gold, silver, spices) to China for the privilege to trade with China.

200

Who is Columbus and what were the goals of his voyage?

Columbus was a Italian explorer who sailed for Spain.  His goal was to find a western route to the East Indies.  In reality, columbus "discovered" the new world

200

Which thinker created the 3 branches of government?

Charles de Montesquieu 

200

What was the goal of the sugar act?

To increase British revenue and eliminate smuggling

200

Who founded the Plymouth Colony, where is it located and why was it established?

British Colony, located in MA, established for religious freedom

300

What is soft gold?

Fur Pelts, specifically beaver pelts

300

Who is Jacques Cartier and what did he explore/claim/found? 

French Explorer who claimed Canada for France and founded the city of Montreal

300

Which thinker advocated for secularism? 

Voltaire 

300

How does Mercantilism work?

The colony sends natural resources to the mother country

The mother country will then send manufactured goods to the colonies

300

What were the reasons that the British colonized the New World?

Economic Opportunities

Religious Freedom

Territorial Expansion 

Population Pressure 

400

What is the Encomienda System, what was its initial goal, and what did it actually do

Spanish Landowners would provide protection and education to the Native population, in exchange for the natives working on Spanish plantations.  

In reality: It effectively enslaved the Native Americans

400

What are conquistadors?  Which ones did we talk about and who and where did they conqueror? 

Spanish Conquerors,

Hernan Cortes: Modern Day Mexico: Aztecs

Francisco Pizzaro: Modern Day Peru: Inca

400

Which thinker created the social contract?

Jean Jacque Rousseau 

400

What was the goal of the Declaration of Independence? 

It was basically the break up letter that the 13 colonies sent to Great Britain.  It listed their complaints and reasons for declaring independence 

400

What were the reasons for the French to colonize the New World?

Trade

Exploration

Religion

Alliances 

500

What is Salutary Neglect

When the mother country ignores their colony, which allows the colony to develop organically which causes the colony to become more independent minded.

500

Who is Samuel de Champlain and what did he explore/claim/ found?

French Explorer who founded the city of Quebec and founded the territory of New France.

500

What thinker believed all men are selfish, cruel individuals?

Thomas Hobbes

500

What was the goal/goals of the Intolerable Acts?

Punish the MA colony for the Boston Tea Party, and to reestablish control in the 13 colonies

500

What was the reason for the Spanish to colonize the New World?

Gold and Wealth

Glory

Religion